INDIA INTERCESSION 2

Specific areas of India

The Hindu heartland of the Ganges plains, home to over 400 million people, it covers 5 states and each state is less than 1% Christian. Please pray that these needy people will be reached, many agencies are focusing on this area. Please pray for fruit and that churches would be established and mature.

The great cities of Lucknow, Delhi, Kolkata and others are home to many Christian organisations and yet many of the residents are unreached. these include over 70 million slum dwellers.

The numbers of middle class are increasing rapidly, there is only a small window to reach them, as rampant materialism is taking over India. 

Students number 12 million and although there are groups in many colleges and universities, the need is still great. Please pray that many would hear the claims of Christ and become leaders in the Indian Church.

Over 400 million are fifteen and under, India is a young nation. There is a great need amongst its people to hear and respond to the gospel. Please pray for ministries that reach out to them.

Leprosy is still a major problem in India, Jesus healed many lepers whilst here on earth. thank God for the ministries of many leper hospitals which are showing the love of Jesus.

Over 15 million blind people live in India, thank God for many audio resources to help them. Please pray that many would have their eyes open spiritually.

Muslims number over 160 million and there is an open door to reach them. Please pray that many would hear and respond to the gospel.

Sikhs are unique and number 23 million. Very few know about these people and few are called to go to them, but response both in India and in Canada is encouraging.

Buddhist Tibetans are refugees from Tibet and closely follow the Dalai Lama. Please pray for this needy people group.

Six million Jains and 70,000 Parsees are very wealthy, they have everything but Christ. Please pray for them.

There are over 400 languages in India, the need for translation is massive and urgent, please pray for the agencies doing this difficult and time-consuming work.

Indians have immigrated all over the world and in many countries, there is a massive open door. Please pray the church in countries like the USA, UK,  CANADA and SOUTH AFRICA would take advantage of this.

INDIA INTERCESSION 1

India is a battleground country, there are over 1.4 billion people in India and the vast majority are not Christians, indeed over 900 million are un-reached and persecution is rampant. We need your prayers earnestly and fervently for this land.

Prayer needed for:

The government favours the Hindu majority and many anti-conversion laws have been passed in nearly all the states of India, making evangelism very difficult. Please pray that despite this, the gospel would go forth in great power.

Despite ongoing persecution, the church continues to grow. Please pray that many of these new believers grow up strong and become soul winners in their own right.

Please pray for all pastors and evangelists who are under constant pressure, many have been attacked and some have been killed. Continue to pray for God’s divine protection.

Please pray for the calling and training of men and women to share the gospel.

Hinduism holds India in its grip and recently a strong surge of Hindu nationalism has gripped the country. Please pray that all spiritual forces are bound in Jesus’ name.

The caste issue in India is a complex problem, please pray that this would not hinder the spread of the gospel. That all people would be welcome in the church.

That the church would work together in unity and that the false prosperity gospel, would be booted out of the church.

Thank God for the hundreds of prayer networks, may these yield rich fruit for the gospel.

For the establishment of more training centres, please pray for the work of Gospel for Asia and Operation mobilisation.

Specific people groups

The Brahmin are the priestly caste and less than 20,000 out of 50 million actively follow Christ. Please pray that they would be reached.

Forward castes , which include the:

Rajput 43 million

Hindu Jat 16 Million

Mahratta 30 million

Please pray fervently

Backward castes

Most of the population of India, belongs to this group, these include:

Kapu 16 million

Yadava 60 million

Nai 12 million

Mappila 10 million

Again, fervent prayer is needed

Scheduled castes/Dalits

Much success for the gospel amongst these people, continue to pray for:

Pasi 7 million

Mahar 9 million

Dhobi12 million

Tribal peoples, are many. The Gond, Bhil and Koli, number 40 million between them, but have few believers.

Another 485 people groups of over 10,000 are un-reached with the gospel. The need is great.

LETS FERVENTLY PRAY